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  • A Boeing CH-47 Chinook lands at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., as part of a training exercise Dec. 20, 2019, for members of Arnold Fire and Emergency Services. During the training, the FES personnel learned about the equipment and various working parts of three different U.S. Army helicopters in the event the team is called to an emergency situation involving such aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Moon)

    Arnold Fire and Emergency Services team gets up-close look at military helicopters

    As U.S. Army helicopters one-by-one landed in the center of the running track outside the Administration and Engineering Building at Arnold Air Force Base Dec. 20, several passersby stopped to watch the aircraft, sending a cyclone of leaves flying as they maneuvered to the ground. The helicopters - a MH-6 Little Bird, an UH-60 Black Hawk and a
  • Arnold Air Force Base Firefighter Adam McKamey instructs Jill Pickett, High Mach editor at the base, on how to operate a hand line nozzle during aircraft rescue and firefighting training for the Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services personnel at the base. Pickett geared up at the invitation of Assistant Fire Chief Jim Evans, to get a firsthand perspective of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Evans)

    Test driving a fire hose

    Children, and adults who are being honest, think it would be cool to try their hand at firefighting.Recently, I had that chance, at the invitation of Arnold Air Force Base Assistant Fire Chief Jim Evans during a week of aircraft rescue and firefighting training by the department.I happened to be photographing the training for a story on the
  • Arnold Air Force Base paramedics and firefighters load a patient into a Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter following a motor vehicle accident near the Morris Ferry dock. The base fire department is trained to work with local aeromedical evacuation teams whenever serious injury or illness requires rapid transport to a local hospital or certified trauma center. (Courtesy photo)

    Arnold AFB first responders bring speed, skill to emergencies

    The Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services (FES) team is ready to respond, whether that be to an emergency medical call, a vehicle wreck, a structure fire or a special rescue.On the firefighting side, the team operates a “full-spectrum” fire department.“We do all types of rescue, with special emphasis on high-angle rescue, confined space
  • Daryle Lopes, left, chief of Arnold Fire and Emergency Services, receives a certificate recognizing his 15 years of service from Eugene Mittuch, project manager of the Facility Support Services contract at Arnold Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deidre Ortiz)

    Arnold Fire and Emergency Services team members achieve 135 years of service

    Six members of Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services recently achieved milestone years of service. They are: William Odell Crutchfield, firefighter crew chief, 25 years; Billy King, firefighter, with 25 years; Thomas Anthony King, firefighter, 25 years; Kenneth Yarbrough, firefighter crew chief, 25 years; Joe Lee Brassfield,
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